Secrets And Lies Nominated for 5 Oscars and winner of 3 BAFTA Awards Secrets and Lies is a hilarious bittersweet comedy and moving slice of real life. Life Is Sweet A remarkable story of an unremarkable family and their interactions and conflictions in every day life.
Adapted from H.E. Bates' novel My Uncle Silas is set at the turn of the last century and stars Albert Finney as the country-living womanizing rogue Uncle Silas. The series tells of what happens when Silas' townie nephew (Joe Prospero) comes to stay with him. Co-stars Lynda Bellingham and Sue Johnston.
The dramatic true story of Amy Johnson the first woman ever to go solo in an aircraft on May 5th 1930. Awarded the CBE by the king her happiness is almost complete untill her divorce from her husband JIm Mollison. Many years pass untill they see each other again. World War Two and their attempt at a reconcilliation is cut short when Amy leaves on a flight that was to be her last.
David Suchet stars as Agatha Christie's enigmatic eccentric and extremely intelligent detective Hercule Poirot.
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis as a 13-year-old irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan. Special Features: Limited Edition packaging featuring rarely seen film posters and design artwork Feature Commentary with Director Joe Wright Bringing the Past to Life The Making of Atonement From Novel to Screen Adapting a Classic Deleted Scenes Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Golden Age Trailer
Growing up is mystifying but Billy discovers all he has to be is himself.
From Walt Disney comes an animated sequel to the classic "Peter Pan," which starts with Captain Hook and his crew on a journey to World War Two London in search of old enemies.
Blood MoneyBoxing promoter Bobby Walker is found strangled with the takings from the previous night's fight stuffed into his mouth. DCI Burke isn't short of suspects but when the ringside doctor suffers the same fate the investigation takes an unexpected twist.New LifeAn acclaimed professor is murdered as he is about to announce a major pharmaceutical breakthrough. DCI Burke's inquiries centre on the leader of an anti-research protest group but take on a new slant when the scientist's own colleagues are implicated.Bad BloodA Kurdish cab driver is stabbed to death in what seems to be a racially motivated murder. However as the investigation deepens DCI Burke and his team find themselves in a race against time to prevent a full scale Glasgow gang war.The city of Glasgow backdrop with its characteristic dry wit combined with the menacing nature of the cases make Taggart unique in style and it is now the longest running detective drama on UK television.
Noted filmmaker John Boorman (DELIVERANCE, THE GENERAL, THE TAILOR OF PANAMA) addresses the complex emotional scars leftover from Apartheid in South Africa in IN MY COUNTRY. The events of the film take place during hearings conducted in 1996 by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The purpose of the hearings was to shed light on the atrocities committed during the time of persecution. Anna Malan is a native Afrikaner poet whose is covering the hearings for state radio. During the proceedings, she meets Langston Whitfield an American covering the matter for the Washington Post. Initially, the two don't get along. He thinks she shares collective guilt for cruelty that was carried out; she thinks he's a stubborn and ignorant American. Getting past those unfounded first impressions, the two fall in love. Adapted from author Antjie Krog's memoirs COUNTRY OF MY SKULL, the film features strong performances from both leads and by Brendan Gleeson in a supporting role as Colonel De Jager. IN MY COUNTRY asks an intriguing question about who should take the blame for what happened; the leaders, the soldiers, or the people who watched it happen and never protested.
Urban Ghost Story A paranormal drama set against the backdrop of Glasgow. The story of a young girl who has a near death experience following a car crash and then believes something has followed her back from the other side. The grim and dark tower block provides an erie and contemporary setting for a spooky 'thinking mans' ghost story. White Angel: Serial killer thriller starring classic British actor Peter Firth as the terrifyingly mild mannered murderer of the titl
A junior minister in the British Government discovers a terrorist plot to detonate a nuclear device in London. Putting self-preservation first he flees with a young American political advisor to a re-commissioned Secret Nuclear Underground Bunker - S.N.U.B. They find themselves entombed in the bunker together with a disparate group of individuals caught in the wrong place at the wrong time along with Army and RAF personnel. The terrorist bomb is found but attempts by bomb disposal experts fail to prevent it exploding destroying central London and contaminating the surrounding countryside. As a result of the blast a group of dangerous convicts break out from a local high security prison but are contaminated with radiation and start to mutate. The mutants infiltrate the bunker and one by one the occupants endure a horrible grisly death. Eventually one of the survivors escapes from the bunker to make contact with the outside world and a rescue helicopter is organised. But inside the S.N.U.B. the mutants are closing in. Not everyone will make it...
Peter Pan: Walt Disney's 14th animated masterpiece bursts with fantasy adventure and pixie dust! The magic begins when the boy who ""never grows up"" flies through the Darlings' nursery window in search of his lost shadow. Accompanied by his feisty sidekick Tinker Bell Peter teaches Wendy John and Michael to fly and they're off to the ""second star to the right"" and straight ahead to Never Land! Before they know it they're knee-deep in high-flying battle with swashbuckling pirates led by Peter's archenemy Captain Hook whose time is nearly up against a ticktocking crocodile. From the stunning starlit London skies to the glorious first sight of Never Land including the memorable songs ""You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!"" ""Following The Leader "" and ""A Pirate's Life For Me "" Peter Pan defines Disney Magic reminding us all again and again that childhood dreams live forever. Return to Neverland: The magical enchantment of Peter Pan is back! Peter Pan Tinker Bell the Lost Boys Captain Hook and Smee return - and you'll meet Jane Wendy's skeptical daughter who has outgrown her mother's childhood tales of Peter Pan. Jane no longer believes in magic or fairy tales. But when Captain Hook's pirate ship swoops down upon London and carries Jane off to Never Land her imagination is set free by Peter Pan himself! The crafty pirate sets a trap for Peter Pan and Tink and only Jane can help. It is up to her to call upon ""faith trust and pixie dust"" to take flight to save Peter and all of Never Land. Featuring marvelous animation all-new music and high-flying adventure from start to finish Return to Neverland is fantastic Disney fun for the young and young at heart. You'll want to return to Never Land again and again!
Four further investigations from the famed Scottish detectives.
Episode 42 - Death Trap When the son of a Glasgow politician is assassinated the Taggart team are brought in. Episode 43 - Fire Burn A body is found in a burnt out factory. When the bombmaker's body turns up the race is on to find the real culprit before he plants more bombs and kills again. Episode 44 - Watertight When a young prostitute is found dead in a river Ross enlists the help of police informant Sadie wo gets killed. It is Ross's job to find out who killed Sadie.
A quartet of intriguing adventures for the Glaswegian detectives. Babushka: After the murder of a wealthy Scottish businessman the Taggart team becomes involved with a shady agency which pairs up Russian women with available Scottish men. They piece together a story of blackmail and intrigue where the villains play for high stakes... Berserker: A new amphetamine-type drug Berserker appears on the streets of Glasgow and is particularly popular with bodybuilders.
The complete sixth series of mirthful mismanagement mishaps from the hapless Gordon Brittas! After being crushed to death at the end of the last series Gordon Brittas spent a short time in Heaven which only served to annoy St Peter so much that he sent him back to earth to finish his mission. Gordon has spent the last six months being rebuilt in a Swiss clinic and returns to Whitbury Leisure Centre fighting fit after training runs in the Alps. Unfortunately in true Brittas fashion he returns a day early - missing the elaborate red carpet welcome the staff have prepared for him. Helen Brittas has spent the intervening time in a psychiatric institution after the shock of a) discovering that Gordon was in fact alive and b) having already spent the ''88 000 insurance money. There is a new adversary for Brittas in the shape of Penny Bidmead who has taken over the running of the Sauna Solarium complex with a view to Privatisation. Carole is back behind the reception desk together with her children after her brief glimpse of security as Nanny with the Austrian Herr Von Trapp. Unfortunately the possibility of her hearing wedding bells was dashed when he ditched her and married one of the nuns. Colin found that his boil mysteriously disappeared after Brittas died but In a fond act of remembrance he kept it preserved in a jar at home. Colin also has on his conscience the bomb he inadvertently placed in Mr. Brittas' croquet set when he was due to move to Brussels. Whatever did happen to that bomb? Episodes comprise: 1. Back With A Bang 2. Body Language 3. At The Double 4. A Walk On The Wild Side 5. We All Fall Down 6. Mr. Brittas Falls In Love 7. Snap Happy
This collection brings together all the works of master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. With a jaw dropping 30 features (over 47 hours of film!) plus a limited edition exclusive book reprint of Talking With Ingmar Bergman' - a rare transcript of three seminars Bergman gave in Dallas in 1983 - this monolith of a collection is sure to delight the hard core fans! Features Comprise: 1. After the Rehearsal 2. All These Women 3. Autumn Sonata 4. Cries and Whispers 5. Crisis 6. Dreams 7. Farodokument 79 8. From The Life of the Marionettes 9. A Lesson in Love 10. The Magician 11. Music in Darkness 12. Persona 13. Port of Call 14. Prison 15. The Rite 16. Saraband 17. Scenes From a Marriage 18. The Seventh Seal 19. The Silence 20. Smiles of a Summer Night 21. Summer Interlude 22. Summer With Monika 23. Three Strange Loves 24. Through a Glass Darkly 25. Torment 26. To Joy 27. The Virgin Spring 28. Waiting Women 29. Wild Strawberries 30. Winter Light
The Glasgow crime fighting police team in three cases: 'An Eye For An Eye' 'Penthouse And Pavement' and 'Atonement'.
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis as a 13-year-old irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan. Special Features: Limited Edition packaging featuring rarely seen film posters and design artwork Feature Commentary with Director Joe Wright Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of Atonement From Novel to Screen: Adapting a Classic Deleted Scenes Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Golden Age Trailer
Barbra is the ""top-billed act"" in this affectionate tribute to turn of the century vaudeville. No detail was too small for this lovingly created world of a bygone era. Her first television special to feature guest-stars The Belle of 14th Street celebrates in ways both comedic and heartfelt ""The Golden Age of Song"". A marvelous showcase for such evergreens as Sophie Tucker's ""Some Of These Days "" ""How About Me"" (written by ""a new young talent"" Irving Berlin) the poignant ""I'm Always Chasing Rainbows "" and the sublime ""My Buddy"" - all classics of the vaudeville era reinvented by the ""greatest star"" of our time. This DVD is from the 5-disc boxed set Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials.
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